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Archaeologists have discovered new evidence of Bronze Age life at the Jarkutan monument in Uzbekistan's Surkhandarya region. Excavations uncovered ancient buildings, four intact ceramic vessels, economic pits and a child's burial. The report by CentralAsia, citing Podrobno.uz, says the findings will help explain how people lived, built homes and buried their dead several thousand years ago.
A manuscript held at Tashkent State University’s library, long considered lost, was found to be a major 14th-century encyclopedic source. It is Badriddin Ibrohim’s explanatory dictionary Zafangʻoʻ va jahonpoʻ, known for centuries only from short quotations in later works.
An institute for the study of rare and critically important minerals is being set up in Ust-Kamenogorsk. Based on existing scientific laboratories, local specialists will work on improving technologies for extracting in-demand rare and rare-earth metals, particularly lithium, which is needed to produce batteries. The strategically important project is being carried out jointly with scientists from Belgium.
The international geological championship GeoVyzov, held in Bashkortostan, has been nominated for the national Crystal Compass award. The project passed the qualifying selection and is competing to win in the Public Recognition category.
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The National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan marked its 80th anniversary on October 17 with a solemn gathering. Attending were heads of state bodies, leaders of foreign academies of sciences, and leading Kazakhstani and foreign scientists. The report, citing the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, was published by Kazinform.
Innovative medicines developed by scientists at a Kazan university were presented to Rustam Minnikhanov, head of the Republic of Tatarstan, as part of an exhibition at the TAYM forum. Kazan State Medical University rector Airat Farrakhov and Institute of Pharmacy director Ruslan Mustafin presented the projects, which have significant commercial potential and aim at import substitution.
At the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity in Yerevan, Armenia, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced Kazakhstan's initiative to establish an International Fund for the Protection of Rare Species and Biodiversity and urged foreign partners to join it. He said the initiative is complemented by the National Biodiversity 10-year program, and that the National Bank of Genetic Biodiversity is being launched.
According to Orenburg Media, citing Darya Bogachuk, a research fellow in the Department for the Preservation of Archaeological Heritage at the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, scientists were able to study in detail the construction features of defensive, residential and religious buildings of past centuries despite the high degree of destruction of the monuments. The data confirm archival records and significantly enrich knowledge of the history of fortification and urban planning in Orenburg.
Scientists from six countries have agreed to jointly study the steppe civilization, in particular the history of the Golden Horde and the Ulus of Jochi, according to Khabar 24. An agreement to create a scientific consortium was signed in Almaty. The academies of sciences of Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Mongolia are members.
A baby has been born in Kazakhstan for the first time using egg cell nucleus replacement, known as the MAT method. The birth places the country among a small number of states that have applied this complex reproductive technology at a clinical level. The method is conventionally referred to as the "three-parent baby" approach.
Participants in the National Bank of Kazakhstan's macroeconomic survey expect inflation in Kazakhstan to reach 9.5% for 2026. In August, the same participants had forecast inflation at 10%. Estimates for the following two years also fell, according to the results of the October survey.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the formation of future researchers and engineers begins in school. He made the remarks at a panel discussion on universities and technological leadership in Almetyevsk. The event took place as part of the 70th anniversary of the Higher Oil School of Almetyevsk State Technological University and the Tatarstan Petroleum Research and Design Institute (TatNIPIneft), according to the republic's press service.
Scholars from the Magtymguly Turkmen State University took part online in the international symposium "Study of Azerbaijani Language and Literature in the Turkic World," held on October 8–9 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The Ufa inter-university campus of the Eurasian scientific and educational center is positioning itself as a hub for innovation and modern education in Bashkortostan. It brings together study, science and business, invites world-renowned professors, and offers new opportunities for startups and large companies.
Scientists from the Institute of Zoology of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, working with foreign colleagues, have for the first time recorded the Turkmen long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus), a rare and little-studied bat species, on the country's territory. The bat was found in the Southern Ustyurt National Nature Park.
An international exhibition and scientific conference held in Ashgabat served as a significant platform for deepening the strategic partnership between Turkmenistan and the Russian Federation. Yuliya Zaytseva, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Turkmenistan and representative of Rossotrudnichestvo, commented on the outcomes of the forum and future directions of intergovernmental cooperation.
Today's top Turkic news: Uzbekistan-China ties, Samarkand visit, Kulubaev-Rubio talks, Northern Cyprus festival and Turkmen desertification centre.
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